Safety toy pistol



(No Model.)

0. A. WHEELER.

SAFETY TOY PISTOL.

No. 532,853. Patented Jan- 22, 1895 1.

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ORRIN A. VVIIEELER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

, SAFETY TOY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,853, dated J anuary 22, 1895.

s Application filed May 4, 1894. Serial No. 510,039. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORRIN A. WHEELER, a citizen of'the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Toy Pistols, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pistols, and while it is more especially adapted for use in that class of pistols used by children as toys, yet it may be applied to and used in almostanykind of a pistol or gun, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation 0t the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

IIeretofore toy-pistols have been eonst rueted in such a manner that the pan or receptacle for the cap or explosive, which creates the report was exposed, and thus allowed particles of the cap or explosive to fly with great force therefrom, with frequent injury to the eyes and body of the person using the instrument,

and absolutely harmless and safe in use; and,

second, such a pistol, which'will present in general appearance, the form of the latest improved fire-arm of the pistol-kind, ofa convenient size, and an attractive appearance.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring tothe accompanying. drawing,in

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the pis tol. Fig. 2, is a divided lon'gitndinalview,

showing one-halfof the pistol and its operating mechanism. Fig. 3, is a plan view of a portion of the'handle, explosion chamber, and

, barrel, showing the latter thrownopen to re- 'ceive the cap or explosive.

Fig. 4, is a di. vided longitudinal view of the pistol, showing a modification in its construction. Fig. 5, is'a cross sectional view, taken on line 5, 5, ofFig.

. ing-spring.

The barrel B, is provided at its rear with 4, showing the explosion chamber and revolv ing cylinder; and Fig.6, is a detail view of a portion of the trigger and a part of the hammer used in the construction, illustrated in Fig. 4.

Similar letters refer to like parts through- --out the difierent views of the drawings.

together bymeans of rivets a, and a, located near each endot said pieces, the rivet a, serving also as apivot or fulcrum point for the barrel B, which is likewise preferably formed of two pieces, semi-tubular in form, so that, when they are united longitudinally they Wlll present the general appearance of the barrel of a genuine fire-arm or pistol.

The pieces A, and A constituting the handle are of substantially the shape shown in the drawingsand are so formed that when joined together, they will atford a chamber for the reception and operation of the ham mer C, and its actuating-spring D, which is secured at one end within the butt of the handle, and has its other end in engagement with the trigger-hammer C, as will be presently explained.

The upper and frontport'ions of the pieces A, and A are formed with semi-cylindrical enlargements a anda having their upper portions cut-away to form the recess or opening Z), for the reception of a part of the barrel, and are provided at their front parts with lugs or projections b, between which alng b on'the barrel is pivotally secured. Near the rear part of the explosion chamber A formed by the enlarged portions 03, and a and in its, lower part the handle is provided with an opening 0, through which projects the lowerpa'rt of the trigger-hammer 0,

which is pivoted in the handle and is of substantially the form shown in Fig. 2, of the drawings, and is. provided with a recess 0 within which engages one end of the actuat an extended .portion B, having on its lower surface a projection B in the rear end of which is formed a pan or receptacle B, for

the cap or explosive. When the barrel is in the extended portion B, will cover the opening b, in the explosion chamber and tightly close the same, thus preventing any particles of the cap being discharged therefrom, when it is exploded by means of the trigger-hammer. As shown by broken lines in Fig. 2, the trigger may be pressed frward,.when the hammer thereof will be disengaged from the pan or receptacle 13 which." operation will permit the barrel to be turned to the position indicated by dotted lines, and the cap or ex plosive easilyplaced inthe pan or receptacle.

It will be observed thatwhen the trigger is in the position shown by dotted lines the end of the spring engaging therewith will'b'e be low a median line through the pivot point of the trigger, in which position it will be held until it is moved from said position by pressing the trigger with the finger, when it, the spring, will force the hammer forward with great force. I

In Figs-4 and 5, I have shown a modification in the construction of mypistol, which I may sometimesemployg and which consists in providing the rear portion of the barrel with a revolving cylinder E, having a series of pans or receptacles e, for the caps or ex plosives, and also a self-cocking-hammer. In this modification the general construction of the handle and barrel above described is observed, With the exception that the upper portion or about one-half of the explosion chamber A is cut-away as shown in Fig. 5, and the extended portion B corresponding to the portion B, is semi-cylindrical, thus forming with the lower front part of the handle pieces a cylindrical explosion chamber.

As shown in Fig. 4, the hammer C is piv otally secured within the handle and is provided at its rear with. a lug or projection 01, to en gage'the spring D, and at its bottom with a beveled tooth h," to engage the upper portion of the spring-actuated trigger G, which is also pivoted in the handle and is returned] past the lower portion of the hammer by means of the spring on its pivot, and by rea.- son of its beveled upper part, which is shown in detail in Fig. 6, of the drawings.

0 From the foregoing and by referenceto the drawings, it will be seenand readily understood that I am enabled to furnish a safe and absolutely harmless toy-having the exact general appearance of abreech-loading a d hammerl e ss revolver or pistol.

Having thus frilly described my-invefition, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, lS-f- 1. As an improved article a toy-pistol, consisting of a barrel and handle of manufacture juncture to form a chamber when united, a receptacle for the cap or explosive anda hammer for detonating the same, said receptacle and hammer being inclosed within the chamber, t

and said chamber having an. opening through the barrel forthe escape ofgas, substantially as described? 7 v 2. As an improved article of manufacture a pistol composed of a handle, a barrel and a spring-actuated trigger-hammer, said barrel- 1 being pivotally secured to the handle and hairing at its rear portion a'receptacle for the explosive, and a' portion to unite with a part of thehandle to form a casing around saidreceptacle, substantially as described.

3- In a'toy-pistol'the combination witha handle having at its front part a hollow casing provided in itsupper-portion with an opening to receive the explosive receptacle and in its lower part an opening for thetrigg er; of a 'barrel pivotally secured to the front part of;,

the handle and having on itsi'earportion an extended part to closethe opening of the easing,and an explosive =receptacie to extend within said-casing; and a, mechanism within v the handlej to" strik'efthe explosi've ssubstam j tially as described. 7,

4i In a toy-pistol thecombinationwith the hollow-pieces A, andA having the enlarged,

parts a and a provided with the opening 6, 'in their upper portion to admit the explosive receptacle,' said pieces being adapted to be jointedtogether to form 'the handle,.of the barrel B, pivotally secured to the front porextended portion B, to close the opening b,

and the explosive receptacle B to. extend" within the casing formed by" the parts (1 a3,

and B, and a -spring-actuated-trigger-hamtoo ORRINIA. wnnn Lnrt- 95, 7 tion of the handle and having'on its relarthe' i 

